Welcome to my website. It’s largely bird and wildlife photos, with other holiday snaps, but I occasionally do other things.
About Us
I’m a birdwatcher with a camera rather than a photographer. Occasionally I get it right, but my photos are more to trigger memories of the incredible things Karen and I have seen and done.
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Into Antarctica
Our first day in Antarctica was Point Wild on Elephant Island. This is where Shackleton’s expedition got to after the Endurance was crushed by the ice, and where Shackleton left them to sail to South Georgia for help. After multiple attempts they were rescued in August 1916, with only four days’ supplies left. To say …
Holiday on Ice
Too many pictures to keep up with, so I stopped posting. We’re back now and I’m wading through the 35000 pictures. These aren’t necessarily the best pictures… After a bumpy afternoon and night leaving South Georgia we had two full days at sea en route to Elephant Island. The first included a detour to see …
A bit blowy
The weather forecast for South Georgia was ominous, and our second day landing was impossible. The stunning sight of 150000 King Penguins in the St Andrew’s Bay colony made up for that, and on our third day we visited the colony at Fortuna Bay, a mere 20000 pairs, but it was amazing to be …